My most useful career growth tool is called the Magic Loop. I used it to reach VP at Amazon and to promote hundreds of people. Now thousands have used it and advanced in their careers. The question is, has AI made it useless?
The answer is no.
The Magic Loop is as useful as ever, perhaps even more so. But it isn’t the same. I have had to adapt the tool for an AI world, and in doing so, I have realized that implementing it will be imperative, as so many are facing AI-driven layoffs and career stagnation.
Here is a short summary of how you can use the Magic Loop along with AI to continue growing your career through new and challenging circumstances.
1) Do your primary job well
Use AI to increase your output, improve quality, and move faster. You can also use it to prepare for feedback conversations so you stay aligned with your manager on what great performance looks like.
2) Ask your manager how you can help
Use AI to plan and rehearse this conversation. It can help you think through how to approach your manager so you come across as thoughtful and useful, not random.
3) Do what you are asked
AI allows you to execute faster and take on a broader range of work. You can now contribute to tasks that may have been outside your skill set before, increasing your value and scope.
4) Ask again, with a career goal in mind
Use AI to reflect on your progress, clarify your goals, and prepare to connect your ambitions to the needs of your team and business.
5) Repeat
This is a loop, not a one-time action. Each cycle builds trust, expands your skills, and increases your value. AI will not replace this process; it will accelerate it.
To read details about how to implement each of these steps and grow your career, read this week’s newsletter: https://buff.ly/0ppzRdu
P.S. I would also like to hear from people, particularly those living and working outside the United States and for other companies than Amazon, who have applied the Magic Loop and gotten results. If you are willing to share your story with me, make a comment on this post or send me a direct message. I would really love to hear from you!